Home Energy Labeling: A Market Transformation Opportunity David Heslam Executive Director, Earth Advantage
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The History of the Portland Home Energy Score Ordinance
Oregon State Policy Timeline Legislation Conceived by Contractors HB2801 Rule Making Complete June HEPS Rules in Effect January 1, 2017 HB2801 passed in June HEPS Stakeholder Meetings 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 EarthAdvantage
Proponents Builders/Contractors REALTORS
STAKEHOLDERS Public Utilities Investor Owned Utilities Contractor Licensing Board Oregon Department of Energy Contractor training organizations Green building organizations Environmental organizations
Oregon State Policy Outcomes WHO? New contractor endorsement required and minimum qualifications set WHAT? Minimum data must be provided on any Oregon approved energy label HOW? Oregon Department of Energy must approve any energy labeling system
Positive Outcomes City of Portland leveraged state law to pass a local Home Energy Score Ordinance Local MLS is preparing to autopopulate green data Consistent calculation of energy use and cost using the DOE HEScore tool
City of Portland Home Energy Score program
Keys to Policy Passing in 2016 Mandatory home energy scoring was inserted into city s climate plan in mid 2000 s. Key bureau leadership/staff advocated for policy. Mayor decided to champion policy. 6+ years of voluntary program experience. State-level HB2801 provided regulatory cover for the city. The Home Performance industry led effective Right to Know campaign.
The Portland Policy Requires sellers of single-family homes to incorporate the following practices prior to listing a home for sale in the City of Portland: Have a home energy score assessment completed by a Oregon-licensed home energy assessor. Provide a copy of the City of Portland Home Energy Score report to all licensed real estate agents working on the seller s behalf. Include the City of Portland Home Energy Score report in any real estate listings.
Keys to PDX HESO Success Publicly available data (scores exist in a publicly accessible database) Scoring consistency with [Q/A - free market funded] Compliance to the program Availability of trained assessors in the market Awareness of key stakeholders on the value
Our role in the Portland program Assessor Quality Assurance RMLS Auto-pop Professional Management from GBR API Training
Data Flow Overview Home Assessment HEScore GUI or 3rd Party Software HES Database RMLS Local Scorecard Generator Database (SEED) Conduit to RMLS
Green Building Registry Providing reliable green home data to the real estate market place Easy Secure Verified Imports records from the DOE Home Energy Score database Imports HPXML compliant data Stores green data using the DOE SEED Platform Creates locally designed scorecards in PDF format Provides data aligned with real estate industry standards Auto-populates MLSs using a fee-based API
Thank You David Heslam Executive Director, Earth Advantage dheslam@earthadvantage.org
Next Steps for States: What Role Can You Play? You determine the path that s right for you. A few ideas Sponsor a roundtable with home inspectors or REALTORs about Home Energy Score and its value Engage your PSC/PUC to promote the Score with utility programs, or reach out to utilities directly Promote consistency in home energy labels across your state through standards or administrative rules (like Oregon did!) Work with your weatherization agencies to integrate Score into WAP Work with lenders to incentivize energy efficiency and its positive impacts on homeownership Sponsor legislation that dare I say requires the Score??? 19